on his (Zimmerman’s) call to the dispatcher he said he was ‘following’ the kid and the dispatcher told him NOT to. He did it anyhow. He was the threatening one by skulking after the kid.
Zimmerman is a wannabe stud hero. He needs to prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Here is what the dispatcher said:
Dispatcher: Are you following him?
Zimmerman: Yeah
Dispatcher: Ok, we don't need you to do that.
That is a *long* way from the dispatcher telling him not to do it. Zimmerman had as much right to be in that public space as Martin did.
I live in a crappy neighborhood, and our neighborhood watch does the same thing, and we are coordinated with the sheriff dept. The whole point of the watch is to identify people that don't belong. If I see some suspicious folk walk by my window, I will make my presence known by going out on my porch with phone in hand dialing sheriff dept, and continue to follow their activity to note description and direction of travel.
We have nailed two dealers and break ins have reduced since the watch started. It was reported on my local news today that Zimmerman has called in many reports, so it sounds like that neighborhood has problems too.
“Zimmerman is a wannabe stud hero. He needs to prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”
You are probably correct, but is there a law in Florida against being a “wannabe stud hero”?
Dispatchers have no authority to tell anyone to do or not do anything.
He was right to maintain surveilance, and you may be a nut case.